Deadline Time in Auditor's life..

I just wanna share with you guys my hectic schedule being as an auditor.. Actually, I am not fortunate as others as I always been booked for 'BIG' job until make me work like mad such as Sunway and Yeo's.. Both are public listed company... I am been expected to work more than 12 hours a day as well as during public holidays and weekend.. Guess how tiring it could be.. That's why I am looked like a Zombie now... ;)

9 January 2008
    7am: Gosh? Can it be 7am already? Feel just lying my head on the pillow. My audit team had to work about 4am yesterday to try to complete our audit work. The client that we audit has a 31 December 2007 year end and they have to announce their year end result next week since they are public listed company. Since I have only a small number of team members and a huge workload, that's why staying late is necessary. 
Furthermore, the client give us the Management Account quite late and by hook or by crook, we need to meet the deadline as we need to report to their holding company in Singapore. Thank God there will only be 2 WEEKS of madness nights, and life will be like normal again.Whoever said that auditor's life is boring? Working such crazy hours makes us quite maniac. We all have a slogan that 'DIE DIE MUST DO!' and thats why we worked hard to meet our client's expectation because the core main values in PwC are Leadership, Teamwork &  Excellence in our work. I am so grateful that I have very funny team members that can cracked jokes at 3am.. Whoever could ever done that?? Only Yeo's team members can make me smile despite of all the stressness.. Thanks to Juan Tat, Michelle, Thisha & Hazril.. =)

   

8am: I am at my client's place with all my team members. We all update to each other about our progress and the outstanding items frm clients.. There are about 6 of us in the team and actually it is quite small team compared to the amount of workload and for such a big conglomerate .. But, we have a very good compensation time and claims.. So, it has offsets everything..

   

9am: I am now discussing with my client about the outstanding items and for my analytical review about why the decrease/ decrease has been so much... and the adjustment as well.. as well as the IFRS that they need to follow.. IFRS referred as International Financial Reporting Standard..

   

1pm:It's official a lunch time now.. Guess what?? We only can afford to eat at the client's cafeteria as we need to rushed for everything.. Can you tell me what kind of food that I eat for RM2.50.. Herm, I'm not complaining but I have no choice right now..

   

2pm- 3am: I am now busy updating my working papers in other to present to my seniors and managers.. and, I need to replicate to PwC server so that my manager can review my work at her house.. Sound canggih isn't it? Its really canggih.. We have all the technical support as we also have our own Internet library for any information that we wants to deliver the best to our client...

SAT/ SUN/ AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

    10am-10pm: We worked like normal hours or even abnormal hours as beyond 8 hours of working hours.. No time to socialize with our family and we are likely to spend 24/7 with our team members.. So, we are tend to become closer.. We need to do the consol and of course, Client LATE adjustment.. This makes me want to scream as I need to amend my working papers and make sure it ties back to my Lead.. How I hate it!!This then has to be reviewed by our own Engagement Partner. This report will be about 50 pages long consisting of our audit findings and issues. Writing it is mentally exhausting as we have to analyse and interpret the massive data we've accumulated. We're at it till 1 a.m… again. Why am I not surprised?

23 January 2008
    Its D DAY!! yeay!! after the partner review and discussion with clients, we finally finished our audit..The day we've spent two monts working towards, the client's get the press and financial analysts in the board room to announce the year end performance.Today, fortunately, all goes smoothly and everyone is pleased. By 5.30 p.m, it's all over. The team, though exhausted, agrees to meet in Bangsar for some drinks and makan2.. belanja by our Manager.. he he he..

Beside of all this, I feel sometimes I am so exhausted and I want to resign.. Who doesn't?? After all the stress that I need to handle and the amount of money that I've earned.. After talking to my career coach, then, I realized it's not because of the money.. Its all about the invaluable experience that I've gained and I couldn't find in other place.. PwC only serve service only for competent client and big names that I can sell it on my CV later on.. Furthermore, we also have inter firm services like Learning and Education that will catered for our professional exams, and career coach that I can talked to someone when I am having problem with my work.. At first, I taught that I want to resign as I don't think I am inefficient in doing auditing work compared to my seniors.. after talking to my career coach who is also a Senior Manager, she told me that I am in a learning process.. You want to know what's the main reason that I want to stay in PwC.. She told me that I am valuable to PwC since PwC only selected the best of the best.. I might not know what I have in myself but the firm forsee that I could give the best to the company.. Imagine that I've been through all the IQ test and been selected out of 100 interviewees in UK..(By the way, my interview was in UK and I was one of the 15  successful interviewees out of 100 interviewees).. So, meaning that I am the best.. I just need to give some time to myself and try my very best.. I am feel so blessed that I have a strong family support frm my parents.. I am luckiest kid ever that my father provide the necessities such as house and car and everything although we are not that rich..we just a moderate family.. but my parents did sacrificed everything for their children.. I am so blessed that I have strong support frm my seniors, career coach and peers that always supported me for staying in the firm and will always be there when I indeed.. so, what should I complaint for despite of painful working hours and no social time to relax or to find my future partner.. my further partner must be someone that can have the knowledge in auditing LAH... so, he can helped me when I am feeling stressed with my work=) wink wink..

Comments

[Valdez Lisa]

Because you are good, thats why you are always be involved in big job. gambateh...

[Laura]

gambateh...my frenz....jia yu jia yu...:)